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The Secret Kingdom
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 31 reels
Directed by Theodore Marston and Charles J. Brabin
Cast: Charles Richman [Prince Philip, also known as Phil Barr], Dorothy Kelly [Madame Savatz], Joseph Kilgour [the prime minister], Arline Pretty [Princess Julia], William R. Dunn [Juan], De Jalma West [Count Ramon], Ned Finley, Charles Wellesley, Robert Whitworth
Star Film Company (The Vitagraph Company of America) production; distributed by [?] The Vitagraph Company of America or V-L-S-E, Incorporated? / Scenario by Basil Dickey, from a screen story by Louis Joseph Vance. Stunt coordinator, Edward Wentworth. Presented by The Vitagraph Company of America. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Land of the Intrigue,” released 1 January 1917 (three reels); [2] “Royalty at Red Wing,” released 8 January 1917; [3] “Sealed Packet,” released 15 January 1917; [4] “Honorable Mr. Oxenham,” released 22 January 1917; [5] “Carriage Call #101,” released 29 January 1917; [6] “Human Flotsam,” released 5 February 1917; [7] “Ghost Ship,” released 12 February 1917; [8] “Rum Cay,” released 19 February 1917; [9] “Swamp Adder,” released 26 February 1917; [10] “A Goat Without Horns,” released 5 March 1917; [11] “The White Witch,” released 12 March 1917; [12] “The Shark’s Nest,” released 19 March 1917; [13] “The Tragic Masque,” released 26 March 1917; [14] “The Portrait of a King,” released 2 April 1917; [15] “The Tocsin,” released 9 April 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Adventure-Romance.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 15 July 2023.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 51-52, 182, 288; Stedman-Serials p. 47 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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